Practical systems, delegation, technology, and process ideas for law firm owners who want a business that runs better without consuming their lives.
Why Do You Do What You Do? So why do you do what you do? There is a reason, and that is what we are talking about today. This might be sobering at first, but bear with me—I promise it has a happy ending, just like your story should. Motivation I am reading Daniel Pink’s
Read MoreBecause It’s About What’s New You know what fascinates me? But also…what we talk about. Not just in this newsletter—but in life. Think about it:We could talk about anything.Yet we all circle back to the same topics, over and over, with different people. So why? (I promise this ends up mattering for you and your
Read MoreIn the 1980s, the US provided military and financial support to try and counter the Soviet influence in the middle east. Some of these Afghan rebels that we trained and armed…Osama bin Laden and others who became Al-Qaeda. Could we have foreseen those decisions in the 1980s leading to 9/11? Probably not. (and maybe it’s
Read MoreHave you ever thought about the significance of numbers to your law firm? No, I’m not talking about re-watching “A Beautiful Mind” or diving into the Matrix (though, red pill or blue pill? ). I’m talking about the sequential steps to ensuring your business doesn’t end up like the Death Star (#TooSoon?). 1 – The
Read MoreLook…this is mostly a selfish newsletter…if you want to avoid it, that’s fine. However, as I have continued to share about my book, a LOT of people have asked what they can do to support it. So that is what I am writing about today (but in the context of how you can provide value
Read MoreI used to read ALL THE TIME. I legitimately would read for hours as a kid. At one point I got into the habit of reading in the bathtub (no idea why). But then I dropped a copy of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle in there and I’ve since dropped that habit (or at least I
Read MoreGod, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. This is the serenity prayer. I know it from having a family member go through a 12 step program and I think about it a lot. If you
Read MoreWhat do Tony Stark, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and ChatGPT have in common? They’re all excellent problem solvers (although, admittedly, Tony and the Turtles have the cooler toys). But here’s the thing – you don’t need a high-tech suit or a ninja mentor to get more done and live the life you want. Sometimes,
Read MoreYou know that thought experiment where people ask “if you could go back in time and tell an 8 year old you something, what would it be?” And then someone (usually a dude, in the back of the room screams) buy Apple Stock (or Amazon Stock, or Tesla)… Well, on the one hand I hate
Read MoreWhat do Lottery Winners, paraplegics and Marty McFly, have in common? Winning the lottery sounds like a great and amazing thing…until you look at a lot of the research around it…then we find that most winners end up not happy after about 6 months and often go broke (again?) within 2 years… Becoming a paraplegic
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And it’s not easy to build a successful business while maintaining a sense of control over your life, either. That’s why I’m here, to help you create the kind of life you will love to live. Yep, you can have your cake and eat it too. Who would want a cake they can’t eat? (even if I am more of a cookie/brownie type guy).